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garter

[gahr-ter] / ˈgɑr tər /


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When mice invaded his house, he didn’t poison them but enlisted the help of a garter snake he found outside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

The question for the giant garter snake’s future lies in whether it was saved in time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025

The decision led not only to new habitat for the area’s endangered garter snake and threatened red-legged frog, but also a bike path alongside the creek for humans to enjoy.

From Slate ● May 26, 2025

For the first time, researchers — employing an innovative twist on the mirror test — have found evidence that garter snakes can distinguish themselves from others, using not sight but scent.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

The next day, Moody raided his savings and presented Pearl with a notebook, a slim black Moleskine held shut with an elastic garter.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Every star who has taken up the character’s corset and garters since has followed his lead.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Men could wear blouses and shirts on the outside, while women could do away with their corsets, stockings, and garters.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024

Elasticized waistbands, knee-high socks and garters, painted a picture of comfortable chic.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023

Those garters, by the way, are the most extensive and colorful I’ve ever seen in a production of “Twelfth Night,” and Mr. Adkins wears them with appropriately laughable pride.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2011

Hanging on the posts at the head of Mitch’s bed are his mum garters from freshman and sophomore year homecoming.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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